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PUBLIC DEBATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does public debate mean?
• PUBLIC DEBATE (noun)
The noun PUBLIC DEBATE has 1 sense:
1. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
Familiarity information: PUBLIC DEBATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
debate; disputation; public debate
Hypernyms ("public debate" is a kind of...):
oral presentation; public speaking; speaking; speechmaking (delivering an address to a public audience)
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